When the army of the deputy general Zhang Hongfan marched to a place about a mile away from Wagangzhai, he took the initiative to stop the team and ordered to set up camp.

Those bandits were as he expected, and they didn't dare to come out to fight!

He already has a complete understanding of the surrounding terrain of Wagangzhai.

Those bandits will really look for a place, Wagangzhai is located in the northeast of the lake, no matter where you go, you have to pass through the waterway.

Moreover, the shore of the lake was full of reeds and other aquatic plants more than a man high, and it was easy to lay an ambush, not to mention, if you got too close and burned it, it would be difficult to escape.

The deputy general Zhang Hongfan gave an order to cut off the reeds on both sides of the ferry, which could be used as materials for camping on the one hand, and could expand the field of vision on the other hand, and also prevent fire attacks!

Haha, those bandits are really fools, they didn't even dismantle the wooden trestle bridge at the ferry, this is reserved for themselves to exterminate them!

When hundreds of militiamen followed the order and walked to the ferry, suddenly, there was an explosion at the ferry!

Suddenly, dozens of militiamen were killed and wounded------- wooden trestle bridge was shattered and flew into the sky!

The militiamen ran back in fright, and they didn't care about the wounded who were lying on the ground and rolling!

Adjutant General Zhang Hongfan shuddered, which reminded him of the last battle he had experienced, which was simply his nightmare!

But he's still better, and I've heard that the owner of the flower will borrow wine all day to dispel his worries------

Guo Shoujing, a science and engineering man, was the calmest at this time.

He pointed to the reeds and shouted, "Cast the rocket, Hugh will escape a thief!" ”

So immediately a militia prepared a rocket, lit it, and shot it at the reeds.

In a few moments, a fire broke out in the reeds by the lake, and smoke spread in all directions.

Guo Shoujing, a science and engineering man, believes that the explosion on the ground must have been caused by a so-called mine, and it must have been detonated by someone around him with a rope------ he had already studied it carefully.

The fire slowly spread into the distance, and countless waterfowl wailed in the air, probably reaching their nests.

Guo Shoujing, a science and engineering man, walked over with confidence, no one can survive in this fire, and no one will definitely be able to pull the rope to detonate.

He saw that there were six and a half man-deep pits, and the air smelled of grass ash and gunsmoke.

He thought to himself, it is really unusual that those thieves would have such sharp firearms!

With a wave of his hand, he called a few militiamen and asked them to carry the wounded away------ their howls made him feel uncomfortable.

When the militiamen saw that an official man dared to step forward, a group of people came and carried the wounded away.

Deputy General Zhang Hongfan jumped off his horse, cautiously walked to the side of Guo Shoujing, a man from science and engineering, and said:

"Before, those Liuqiu pirates used this object to injure our army------ but it didn't seem to be so powerful at that time-------"

"It's simple, just add more black powder------ or put a few more!"

The two looked at the Wagang village in the northeast of the lake, where a human figure could be faintly seen on the wall, but they couldn't see clearly, and they felt that this time the bandit might not be as easy as they imagined.

Captain Huang and Captain Lu have been observing each other with monoculars on the wall.

They saw the military flag with Zhang written on it, and they also saw the explosion.

The two put down the monoculars almost at the same time, and Captain Lu said: "Fortunately, I listened to your words, I didn't send someone to ambush there, otherwise I would have suffered a big loss------

"Let's never underestimate them anymore------ if we want to fight, we will fight a battle that must be won!"

"Don't worry, Captain Huang, my Lu family didn't let go of this opportunity----- if you can hold back the cavalry of the Tatar dogs in Shandong, my Lu family will definitely advance into the Central Plains!"

Captain Huang couldn't help but smile bitterly, what Captain Lu said about advancing into the Central Plains was not to expel the Tatar bandit group, but to the fields of the Central Plains!

Besides, such a big battle arrangement is definitely not something that someone like them can arrange.

They quickly got the conversation down to the point, how to get rid of the gang who was going to kill them!

A battle plan agreed upon by both sides was quickly finalized.

The deputy general Zhang Hongfan and the polytechnic man Guo Shoujing did not relax, they were busy repairing the wooden trestle bridge and tying the raft while they were busy setting up camp.

The reed fire by the lake gradually extinguished when it encountered the large and small ditches, and the small half of the lake was completely exposed.

The smell of grass ash in the air is overwhelming.

In the Chinese military tent, the deputy general Zhang Hongfan and the polytechnic man Guo Shoujing also discussed the military situation, and the children of those big families were arranged by them to work on various arrangements.

Guo Shoujing, a science and engineering man, said: "Strictly prevent thieves from sneaking up tonight!" ”

Deputy General Zhang Hongfan nodded, sneak attacks and ambushes are the usual tactics of the bandits, and they must be strictly guarded against!

"Beware of them stealing rockets!"

“------”

"These thieves have mines that beg pirates, and there must be rockets!"

Makes sense!

Adjutant General Zhang Hongfan immediately summoned his subordinates and ordered the military camp to be stationed more sparsely, and the patrol team to add three more groups to expand the scope of inspection!

They spent the first night safely------ and the second night he did without incident.

In this way, their rafts are basically tied.

During this period, the second batch of supplies gathered by the big families in the northern part of the Central Plains was also delivered.

Adjutant General Zhang Hongfan gave the order to start the attack.

Captain Huang and Captain Lu were still standing on the wall to observe each other's movements.

They also sent scouts, but they didn't expect that the other party was so well guarded that they were unlikely to launch a large-scale sneak attack------ it seemed that this surnamed Zhang was not a straw bale.

They saw the first wave of twenty rafts dropped into the water, and on each raft stood about twenty or thirty archers, as well as some arquebusiers.

These people were obviously going to land on the beach first.

Captain Huang and Captain Lu quietly watched as they slowly rowed towards Wagangzhai, and then saw that the second wave of rafts had also been launched, and the third wave was being prepared.

It's about time!

The two gave the order------ three signalmen waved the tricolor signal flag towards the lake!

At this time, more than a dozen swordfish-style assault boats rushed out of some harbors in the lake!

There were two small bed crossbows on that boat!

Previously, when Captain Huang rebuilt Wagangzhai, he made serious preparations in advance, imagining how they would defend if the enemy attacked from the water.

Of course, such a lake is not accessible to galleons, but ordinary car boats and swordfish assault boats are very useful!

They won't be stupid enough to exchange bows and arrows with the enemy, and they can deal with them with small bed crossbows and artillery!

However, they had already experimented at the beginning, and it was not very suitable for small guns to be installed in vehicles and boats, and it was very inconvenient, and it was far less flexible and fast than small bed crossbows!

That's the difference between being prepared and not being prepared.

"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" "Whoosh!"

More than a dozen swordfish assault boats attacked the first wave of rafts full of archers from a distance of 100 meters------

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